Gentlemen‚ welcome to this debate. ● Welcome from this side of the house to the opposition members ● the motion for debate today is principles based accounting provide/not provide greater opportunity for manager to manage earnings defining the motion: ● Now we as today’s proposition strongly believe that this is true that principle based accounting provide greater opportunity for manager to manage earnings‚ but before we come to our actual argumentation‚ let us first define some important terms
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Explaining Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures To understand accounting there are several key concepts and terms to be familiar with. One must know where Generally Accepted Accounting Principles came from as well as how businesses form. Sources of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ and the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
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Francisco‚ CA 94108 May 14‚ 2014 Grace Lau‚ Chairman ABC-VC 536 Mission Street‚ Suite 500 San Francisco‚ CA 94105 Dear Ms. Lau‚ Thank you for CAA for accounting treatment in regards to your venture capital stake in WesternGraphics (Western). In our introductory meeting‚ you requested this firm to research on the accounting treatment for capitalizing the accumulated MediaBlitz marketing consultancy charges ncurred and the staff salaries. I am able to confirm that the marketing consultancy
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Abstract GAAP requires company to disclose accounting policy in their financial reports. These policies provide relevant information to decision makers on choices taken by executives. Financial statements are the final product of accounting process. Income statement provides data for investment and other decisions. The net income is essentially the common income statement form‚ consisting of classifications such as income from continuing operations‚ discontinued operations‚ extraordinary items
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The major accounting regulatory bodies would include the Securities and Exchange Commission‚ American Institute of Certified Public‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board‚ and Government Accounting Board. Each regulatory body contributes to the ethical over watch of companies by keeping them transparent‚ follow GAAP‚ and other ethical practices that should be used by accountants and their companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission regulates companies in how they report their financial statements
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Environment TRUE/FALSE (CHAPTER 1) 1. The main objective of a typical governmental or not-for-profit entity is to earn a profit. 2. A government’s budget may be backed by the force of law. 3. Governmental entities have no need for an accounting system. 4. A government’s internal managers rely on general purpose financial statements for a considerable amount of information about their government. 5. Governments and not-for-profits may never engage in business-type activities. 6
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1 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting: ENVIRONMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS QUESTION 1-1 a. The similarities of accounting for profit-seeking and G&NP organizations include: 1. Double-entry system of accounts. 2. Most accounting mechanics‚ e.g.‚ basic transaction documents‚ journals‚ ledgers‚ charts of accounts. 3. Where a G&NP organization has a business-type activity‚ e.g.‚ a municipal electric utility‚ the accounting largely parallels that for a
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Introduction‚ Review of Accounting Process and Financial Statements Abstract This paper explains different types of accounting phrases and how they directly affect the accounting field. Phrases which are included and defined in the paper are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles‚ Contra-Asset Accounts‚ Historical Cost‚ Accrual Basis vs. Cash Basis Accounting‚ and Accounting Standards Codification. Definitions and examples of these terms are included as well as explanations of how they are
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Intermediate Accounting III (10089) Abstract Due to the global integration of business and finance throughout the world‚ approximately 113 countries have adopted or are working on convergence with IFRS. This paper is a look at the history and an examination of where IFRS stands internationally and with the United States. For several decades the industrialized world has been working toward an international set of accounting standards. Since IFRS has become the de facto international accounting language
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INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION OF ACCOUNTING Harmonization vs standardization Harmonization - A process of increasing the compatibility of accounting practices by setting bounds to their degree of variation. Eg. EU Commission Standardization – The imposition of a more rigid and narrow set of rules. Eg. IASB Reasons for harmonization Pressure comes from those who regulate‚ prepare and use financial statements. 1) Investors and financial analysts • Need to be able to understand
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